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Web — may refer to:Biology* Spider web, a mesh built by a spider, composed of spider silk and usually used for trapping prey like flies and other insectsComputing* WEB, a computer programming system created by Donald Knuth to implement literate… … Wikipedia

web — [web] n [: Old English;] 1.) [singular] the Web the system on the Internet that allows you to find and use information that is held on computers all over the world = ↑the World Wide Web on the web ▪ a guide to the best education related sites on… … Dictionary of contemporary English

web — [ web ] noun * 1. ) count a net of thin THREADS that a SPIDER makes in order to catch insects: COBWEB 2. ) count a complicated set of related things, often considered to be dangerous or difficult to deal with: web of: The story is a complex web… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

web — [web] n. [ME &LT; OE webb, akin to ON vefr, OHG weppi &LT; IE * webh , to WEAVE] 1. any woven fabric; esp., a length of cloth being woven on a loom or just taken off 2. a) the woven or spun network of a spider; cobweb b) a similar network spun by … English World dictionary